Life Span and Population Health

Reducing lung cancer mortality by providing smoking cessation support in the lung cancer screening setting: Missed opportunities and lessons learned on both sides of the Atlantic (2025)
Journal Article
Taylor, K. L., Williams, R. M., Meza, R., Smith, P., & Murray, R. L. (in press). Reducing lung cancer mortality by providing smoking cessation support in the lung cancer screening setting: Missed opportunities and lessons learned on both sides of the Atlantic. Journal of Thoracic Oncology,

National guidelines for the implementation of lung cancer screening (LCS) for high-risk older adults have been issued by several countries, largely in Europe, North America, and Australia. Typically, these guidelines recommend, but do not specify how... Read More about Reducing lung cancer mortality by providing smoking cessation support in the lung cancer screening setting: Missed opportunities and lessons learned on both sides of the Atlantic.

UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Murray, R., Langley, T., Morling, J., & Bains, M. (2025). UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study. BMJ Public Health, 3(1), Article e001808. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001808

Introduction The UK smoke-free generation (SFG) proposal seeks to ban the sale of tobacco products to those born in or after 2009. There is substantial evidence for the benefits of raising the age of sale of tobacco but, despite several governments p... Read More about UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study.

Increasing lung screening uptake: Exploring people who smoke and their family members’ concerns and recommendations regarding screening invitations (2025)
Journal Article
Bell-Williams, R., Bains, M., Thorley, R., O' Dowd, E., Baldwin, D., & Murray, R. (2025). Increasing lung screening uptake: Exploring people who smoke and their family members’ concerns and recommendations regarding screening invitations. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 11(January), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/194630

Introduction:
Challenges with designing invitation materials and accessing high risk communities are all factors in encouraging attendance at lung screening. This study focused on ways to improve participation in those potentially eligible for lung... Read More about Increasing lung screening uptake: Exploring people who smoke and their family members’ concerns and recommendations regarding screening invitations.

Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N. P., Murray, R., Langley, T., Morling, J. R., & Bains, M. (2025). Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 27(6), 1066-1072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae300

Background
Modeling shows smokefree generation (SFG) policies could effectively reduce smoking rates by banning tobacco sales to those born after a specific year. Little is known about how young people perceive the legitimacy and impact of the plann... Read More about Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study.

What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Bogdanovica, I., McGill, S., & Murray, R. L. (2025). What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 27(3), 369-377. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae206

Introduction: There is considerable interest in raising the age of sale of tobacco above the conventional age of 18 years. We systematically reviewed whether raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco (MLSA) to 20 or above is associated with a re... Read More about What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review.

A rapid literature review of the effect of alcohol marketing on people with, or at increased risk of, an alcohol problem. (2024)
Journal Article
Murray, R. L., Leonardi-Bee, J., Barker, A., Brown, O., & Langley, T. (2024). A rapid literature review of the effect of alcohol marketing on people with, or at increased risk of, an alcohol problem. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59(4), Article agae045. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae045

To explore the effect or potential effect of alcohol marketing in people with an alcohol use disorder, in recovery from an alcohol use disorder, and hazardous and harmful drinkers. Relevant literature was identified by searching Medline (OVID), EMBAS... Read More about A rapid literature review of the effect of alcohol marketing on people with, or at increased risk of, an alcohol problem..

Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location (2024)
Journal Article
Scott, N. J., Murray, R. L., Barker, A. B., Critchlow, N., Best, C., & Semple, S. (2025). Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 32(3), 220-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2341006

Background
Exposure to tobacco and alcohol on-screen promotes use and despite regulations and policies to limit impact, these behaviours remain common. We report a longitudinal analysis of tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in three popular UK... Read More about Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location.

E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review (2024)
Report
Agrawal, S., Angus, K., Arnott, D., Ashcroft, R., Aveyard, P., Barry, R., Bauld, L., Beard, E., Benowitz, N., Bogdanovica, I., Braznell, S., Brennan, A., Britton, J., Brown, J., Bunce, L., Butler, A., Butler, S., Cheeseman, H., Cox, S., Dawkins, L., …Wilson, L. (2024). E-cigarettes and harm reduction: An evidence review. Royal College of Physicians

Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Murray, R. L., Alexandris, P., Baldwin, D., Brain, K., Britton, J., Crosbie, P. A. J., Gabe, R., Lewis, S., Parrott, S., Quaife, S. L., Tam, H. Z., Wu, Q., Beeken, R., Copeland, H., Eckert, C., Hancock, N., Lindop, J., McCutchan, G., Marshall, C., Neal, R. D., …Callister, M. E. (2024). Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial. European Respiratory Journal, 63(4), Article 2301768. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01768-2023

BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of those attending for low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer continue to smoke and co-delivery of smoking cessation services alongside screening may maximise clinical benefit. Here we present data from an opt-ou... Read More about Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial.

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